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Let Nature’s Scents And Beauty Lift Your Mood

Juliana Sim, 24 Saturn Life Stylist. February 17, 2017

At some point in time we feel overwhelmed and stressed out. Yes, urban life can be stressful and hard to manage at times. We always seem to be looking for ways to relieve our stress and better our mood.

Nature offers a simple solution to improving one’s emotional health and that’s through flowers! Not only does being in the presence of flowers trigger happy emotions and heighten feelings of satisfaction, flowers and their scents bring about feelings of calmness and tranquillity too! In a study done by a team of researchers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, it was proven that flowers have a positive effect on peoples’ moods.

I especially love how some of our natural body scrubs like Scrub Medium not only renews my skin for a fresher, smoother look by removing dead skin, it is scented with spearmint essential oil! This sweet, minty and natural fragrance is used as aromatherapy to relieve headaches, stress and fatigue! Scrub Lite is scented with lemongrass essential oil to ward off insects and refresh the mind and body.

Our Relaxed Shower gel is scented with lavender essential oil which is most commonly known for its relaxing effects on the body.

So the next time you feel stressed or just tired from a long day at work, don’t reach out for snacks or alcohol, try our version of “Plant Therapy” and indulge your weary souls and it will help make “scents” (sense) of this busy world we live in.

How To: Green Therapy

Juliana Sim, 24 Saturn Life Stylist. February 16, 2017

According to Colour Therapy experts, green relates to the heart. Green is also a balancing colour and brings about an aura of harmony and a love of nature and self. All these positive descriptions easily make me green with envy (pun intended)! So how does one “Green Therapy?” We can start by “Seeing Green!” Surround yourself with green. At home, you can create windowsill gardens, balcony gardens and herb gardens to create your own green space to hide away or just a place to renew your spirits.

On our Facebook page, we have also shared an article on how to set up a home garden in your balcony. It may turn out to be the best therapy you have ever experienced! Sowing these seeds, watching over the young seedlings and finally tasting the fruits of your labour!

Which brings me to another point – HOW TO: GREEN THERAPY for our skin!

Green is about harmony and is a balancing colour. It is about loving and nurturing ourselves. I have learned to rely on the same theory in skin care too. I want to ensure that my skin benefits from natural ingredients, real vitamins and less fillers. That’s why I love using the 24 Saturn Vitamin Boost which has an optimal 10% pharmaceutical grade pure vitamin C and natural antioxidants to neutralize skin damaging free radicals formed in the skin every day. Skin collagen is boosted and cells repaired. I use Matte Hydrate in the day which keeps my skin grease-free and hydrated. I appreciate that pure hyaluronic acid (known to attract up to 1,000 times its weight in water) is the main ingredient.

And at the end of each day, enjoy Green Therapy with a walk in the park or the neighbourhood garden. Interestingly, a recent study found that more than 70% of adults who participated in “Green Therapy” had a lower risk of depression than those who were window shopping at a local shopping centre. Approximately 71% of individuals reported that they felt less tense after a “Green Walk” while 50% of individuals reported that their feelings of tension increased after walking through a shopping centre.

Walking, breathing in fresh air and simply just getting one’s breathing rhythm in sync may truly be the escape and therapy that city dwellers need, an antidote to the stresses of urban life.

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Benefits Of Becoming A Conscious Consumer

Sarah, Editor. November 01, 2016

When it comes to skincare, although you can’t go wrong with natural ingredients, not all natural ingredients are going to give you a desired effect. Having the right combination and quantity determines efficacy. Grinding an apple into a pulp and spreading it on your face and calling it a face mask isn’t going to do anything for you.

A “Triple Berry” antioxidant exfoliating face mask with seeds may sound very attractive, but a touch of berry essence isn’t exactly going to give your skin antioxidant effects although eating a ton of berries would. Vitamin E and vitamin C are known skin antioxidants and even so, a skincare product has to have a concentration of 10% vitamin C to be effective.

Microbeads in your exfoliating products are not biodegradable and are polluting the oceans, they are banned in the US and the UK. Use a biodegradable exfoliant like salt and sugar.

It’s never bad to become a conscious consumer.

Tons of brands out there belong to just a handful of conglomerates that monopolize a certain industry. This means millions are spent every year trying to reach consumers through advertising, hoping to stay relevant and provoke brand recall.

When a product is being hyped up with a multi million dollar marketing budget, does it mean it’s good for you?

I’m beginning to see that people are numb to the hype and preferring to do their own research online or buying products because of a personal recommendation from a friend. The benefit of being a conscious consumer is knowing what works and what doesn’t. Sure, it takes a little homework to get familiar with something you don’t normally get familiar with but when it comes to your health, it’s something worth studying for.

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